Word: humority
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...many of the key psychological concepts that we learn in this class can be applied not only to the field of athletic competition, but to any performance domain. I’ve made an effort to apply these psychological techniques to help me improve in my performance domain of humor writing. I thought I’d share with you my progress so far, and hopefully inspire some of you to try to improve the mental aspect of some common high-pressure areas for college students, such as academics, athletics, arts, Beirut, and flip...
...probably wondering how I can possibly improve on my humor writing, considering that I am already the “Funniest Boy in the School,” as declared by the trophy that I was awarded on “Everyone Wins a Trophy Day” in Mrs. Duffy’s second grade class. Well, it may shock you to learn that not everyone thinks my humor writing is all that and a bag of potato chips, as evident by the hordes of negative emails that I receive that are of similar quality and length...
...keys to optimizing performance is visualization. Prior to attempting a task, it can be very useful to visualize yourself succeeding. Before writing one of my columns, for instance, I visualize myself defeating all odds and accomplishing my ultimate aspiration as a humor writer: finishing my article before the deadline. By imagining myself completing this goal I am more likely to accomplish it, although admittedly these visualization sessions generally deteriorate into hour long naps where I end up visualizing baseball cards and candy bars in my dreams...
...performance domains. Flow is a mental and physical state where you feel like nothing can stop you and everything comes easily. Flow, or getting “in the zone” is important in achieving success in athletics, and it’s equally as important when writing humor. I’ve heard other humor writers describe their Flow as having the feeling that everything you write is funny and fits seamlessly into the piece as a whole. I consider myself experiencing Flow when I have written two consecutive sentences without a spelling error...
...This goal should focus on the actions you must take during performance in order to achieve success. The process goal that I set before writing each column is to make sure to include a predetermined “funny” word that will surely enhance the humor of my piece. I choose a new word for every column, and it must be used at all costs even if it makes no sense in the context of the article and leaves the readers scratching their heads. Underpants...